A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
n. Black and white sea bird with short wings, e.g. The guillemot, puffin, etc. [old norse]
AVE
Abbr. Avenue.
- n. (in full ave maria) prayer to the virgin mary (luke 1:28). [latin]
AWE
—n. Reverential fear or wonder. —v. (awing) inspire with awe. [old norse]
AWL
n. Small tool for piercing holes, esp. In leather. [old english]
AWN
n. Bristly head of a sheath of barley and other grasses. [old norse]
AXE
(us ax) —n. - chopping-tool with a handle and heavy blade.
- (the axe) dismissal (of employees); abandonment of a project etc. —v. (axing) cut (esp. Costs or staff) drastically; abandon (a project). an axe to grind private ends to serve. [old english]
AYE
—adv. Archaic or dial. Yes. —n. Affirmative answer or vote. [probably from i, expressing assent]
AZT
abbr. Drug intended for use against the aids virus. [from the chemical name]
ABBE
n. (in france) abbot or priest. [french from latin: related to *abbot]
